The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-03
Proceedings of the House.

The Senate, at 11:2O, took recess till 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Proceedings of the House.
WASHINGTON, March 2-On motion OF Mr..
Crisp of Georgia the rules were suspended. and
the Senate amendments TO the House joint reso-
luton for Investigation of the accounts of the
Pacific railroads were non-concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Voorhees,, of Washington
Territory, the Senate amendments were con-
| Cured in to the hill annexing portion of Idaho
| to Washington Territory.
The House then resumed consideration of the
conference report on the fisheries retaliatory
I bill
| Mr.. Clements, of Georgia, made an earnest
| appeal to the House to stand by the House con-
ferees. The question had become national one,
| question.
| After debate, the report of the conference
committee was agreed so.
Mr. Rice moved that Che House receie from
| its amendment to the Senate bill. Agreed to
| yeas 49, nays 1874.
| Mr. Miller of Texas. changed his vote from
the negative to the affirmative, in order to enter
a motion to reconsider; but this motion was laid
| upon the table-yeas 142, nays 1872.
| The effect of this action is to pass the bill ex-
| actly as it passed the Senate
| Mr.. Blount, OF Georgia, presented the confer
ence report on the postofice appropriation bill.
|
agree on the BILL He moved that the House in
| sist on its disagreement and ask further con-
| ference Agreed to-yeas 1873, nays LOT.
| Mr.. Crisp of Georgia submitted the confer
! ence report on the joint resolution now bill
| for the investigation of the accounts Of the Pa
| cific railroad, and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Trigg, of Virginia. submitted the confer
| ence report on the bill compromising Albert IL.
| Emery for the construction of iron and steel
testing machnefor the United States. The bill,
| as 1t passed the Senate, appropriates 5000, 600.
| This sum the House reduced to $4,000. The
1 conference report fixes the amount at 800, 00O
| The conference report was adopted-yeas l37,
| nays 98
The House then took a recess until s P. NJ
After the recess Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, pre-
| sented the conference report on the agricultural
amendments placed upon the bill. as reported by
| the conference committee-the one appropriate
| ing $50, 900 to enable the Commissioner nf Ag
1 1na to continue experiments in
sorghum and sugar cane, and the other
| increasing from 100000 to $500 00C
the appropriation for carrying ont the provisions
Of the act establishing bureau of animal in
| dustry and authorizing the commissioner to use
any part of this sum deemed necessary to pre-
vent the spread of pleuro- pneumonia, and in the
purchase and destruction of diseased or exposed
animals whenever, in his judgment it is essen
tial to prevent the spread OF pleuro- pneumonia
from one State into another. There was much
opposition to both of these amendments, but
the conference report was agreed to--yeas LAT
| nays IS.
ference report the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, and the report was agreed to-
Mr. King, OF Louisiana. moved to suspend the
rules and pass, with amendment the Senate
| bill appropratlng So 900 for the erection of
! public building at Monroe, La Agreed to-
Encouraged by Mr. Kings success. score oil
| members rushed into the space in front of the
clerks desk. and, waving their bills wildly in the
ofr clry MI ronH Thn,
roar was great, and for a time business had t.
| be suspended.
Mr.. Barksdale. of Mississippi. was finally sue
cessful, and under a suspension of the rules ht
secured the passage of bill for the printing o.
the report of the committee on labor.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania submitted tn.
conference report on the sundry civil appropria
ton bill. In their statement accompanying
the report the conferees say that the Senats
/ made 262 amendments, increasing the az
. gregate appropriation $4,03S,647 over tn
, amount of the bill as it passed the House
. On this sum the Senate conferees have yielde'
81, 1893. ZIG. The bill as it passed the Senate az
gregated 1923. 1872, 059. The House, when it con
sidered the Senate amendments, added to tn
bill $l95, GAS. and in the conference $l2 600 wa
, yielded, being for the public building at Ports
public buildings at Augusta, Ga. and Chatta
= nooga, Tenn. The bill, therefore, as agree
a upon in conference. aggregates $22 1872 400 bein
So. 629, 078 in of the bill it passed tn
House, and $279, 8l9 less than the law for tn
current year, and SO, los, 81 less than the est
. mates. The coast survey is left as il was las
q year, the House provision for a reorganizatio
being stricken out The report was agreed t
9 | without division.
The Senate amendments to the naval apprt
pration bill were nou-concurred in, and Messr
! Herbet, Savers and Thomas of Illinois WEI
: appointed co-conferees
, A number of joint resolutions were passed fo
. the printing Of various public documents Th
! House then, at l2:40, adjourned.
Real Estate Transfers.
J, Instruments filed for record in the recorders Off
of Marion county, Indiana for the twenty four hou
| ending at 5 P. NJ March q 1887 as furnished